Rev. Gordon B. Evans, Dies On His 76th Birthday

May 24, 1986|The Morning Call

The Rev. Gordon B. Evans, 76, of 933 Broad St., Allentown, died yesterday on his birthday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. He was the husband of Isabelle (Thomas) Evans. They observed their 56th wedding anniversary last July.

A graduate of Wheaton (Ill.) School of Theology, he was a supply pastor for the Pennsylvania Eastern District of the Evangelical Congregational Church for the past 38 years. He was pastor of St. John's Evangelical Congregational Church, Catasauqua, 1941-48.

Evans also was a salesman in the furniture department at Hess's department store, 1965-78 and was a dispatcher at the former Fowler and Williams Trucking Co., Allentown, 1963-65.

He owned and operated the former Union Transfer Co., Allentown, 1959-63. Before buying the company, he was its bookkeeper and general manager. From 1929-33, he worked at the former Hoch Contracting Co., Allentown.

Born in Slatington, he was a son of the late Joseph and Julia (Kulp) Evans.

He was a member of Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, Allentown.

Surviving with his widow are two sons, Wayne G. of Center Valley and BenjaminD. of Coopersburg; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Bixler of Lancaster; a brother Paul of Slatington; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, Slatington. A calling hour will precede the services.

The Fox Funeral Home, 1002 Main St., Slatington, is in charge of arrangements.